Hoosier State (passenger train)

Hoosier State (passenger train)

Infobox Amtrak
name = Hoosier State

infobox rdt|Amtrak hoosier state
map_size =
numbers = 850, 851
route = Indianapolis, Indiana – Chicago, Illinois
distance = 196-mile (315 km)
start = 1 October 1980
end = present
owners = CSXT, NS, BB, CN, UP, Metra The "Hoosier State" is a passenger train that provides service on a 196-mile (315 km) route from Chicago to Indianapolis. It runs on the four days each week that the "Cardinal" does not run (departs Chicago Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; departs Indianapolis Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday). This gives the Chicago to Indianapolis market daily rail service.

Route details

The "Cardinal" operates over Amtrak, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, Buckingham Branch Railroad, Canadian National Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, and Metra trackage:

*CSX Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision, Indianapolis Subdivision, Indianapolis Terminal Subdivision, Crawfordsville Branch Subdivision, Lafayette Subdivision, and Monon Subdivision, Indianapolis to Munster
*CN Elsdon Subdivision, Munster to Thornton
*UP Villa Grove Subdivision, Thornton to 81st Street
*Metra SouthWest Service, 81st Street to Chicago

History

The "Hoosier State" began October 1, 1980, running over a different route than the "Cardinal". On April 27, 1986 the "Cardinal" was rerouted to use the same tracks as the "Hoosier State" from Chicago to Indianapolis. From December 17, 1999 to July 4, 2003, the "Hoosier State" was extended south from Indianapolis to Louisville, Kentucky and renamed the "Kentucky Cardinal".

tation stops

External links

* [http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Horizontal_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321680&ssid=134 Amtrak - "Cardinal / Hoosier State"]

References

*Mike Schafer, Amtrak's atlas, "Trains" June 1991


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